Mr Andrus Ansip in Zagreb, Croatia: participates in a conference: "Digital Single Market – Challenges of Digital Transformation of the Business Sector"; and in a Citizens' dialogue; meets Mr Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia, and Mr Bernard Gršić, State Secretary at the Central State Office for Development of Digital Society; and takes part in a meeting at the Croatian Parliament chaired by the Chair of the European Affairs Committee with the representatives of European Affairs Committee, Committee on the Economy, Regional Development and European Union Funds.

Mr Tibor Navracsics in Palencia, Spain: delivers a keynote speech at the launch of the European Year of Cultural Heritage in Spain.

Mr Carlos Moedas delivers a keynote speech and announces the winners of the Horizon Prize for the 'Birth Day', organised by the European Commission and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in Brussels.

Mr Tibor Navracsics delivers the opening speech at the official launch of the Preparatory Action “Music moves Europe: boosting European music diversity and talent”, hosted by the Commission, in Brussels.

Mr Carlos Moedas in Portugal (until 16/02): delivers a keynote speech at a conference on "Policy Perspectives for Cancer Research in Europe".

Jeudi 15 février 2018

Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council on education

15-16/02 Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers, in Sofia

President Jean-Claude Juncker in Vilnius, Lithuania (until 16/02): meets Ms Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania, for a working dinner.

Mr Frans Timmermans in The Hague, the Netherlands: delivers a speech at the launch of the biography book of Max van der Stoel; and meets Mr Piet-Hein Donner, Vice-President of the Council of State of the Netherlands.

Mr Carlos Moedas in Lisbon, Portugal: delivers a keynote speech at a workshop "How to face mega fires in Europe"; and at the conference on "Challenges ahead of Europe".

Vendredi 16 février 2018

Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers, in Sofia

President Jean-Claude Juncker in Vilnius, Lithuania: meets Mr Saulius Skvernelis, Prime Minister of Lithuania; participates in a ceremony in the Presidential Palace celebrating the centenary of Lithuania; and in a lunch hosted by Ms Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania.

Ms Federica Mogherini in Sofia, Bulgaria (until 16/02): chairs the Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers; and participates in the Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Laurent Burelle, President of the French Association of Large Companies (Afep).

Mr Tibor Navracsics in Budapest, Hungary: meets Ms Katalin Novák, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs of Hungary.

Ms Margrethe Vestager in Innsbruck, Austria: delivers a speech and participates in a discussion on "Perspectives from European Competition Policy" at the 51. FIW-Symposium hosted by the Research Institute for Economic Constitution and Competition (FIW e.V.).

Samedi 17 février 2018

President Jean-Claude Juncker in Munich, Germany: participates in the Munich Security Conference, together with Mr Frans Timmermans, Ms Federica Mogherini, Mr Johannes Hahn, Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska, and Mr Julian King, and delivers a speech. President Juncker meets with Mr Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, and with Mr Binali Yıldırım, Prime Minister of Turkey.

Prévisons du mois de février:

19/02 Agriculture and Fisheries Council

19/02 Eurogroup

20/02 Economic and Financial Affairs Council

23/02 European Council - Informal meeting of heads of state or government